Perfume on the Radio: Recent Episodes
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Perfume on the Radio explores humanity’s deep and diverse cultural connections with smell in a monthly show led by the Los Angeles based Institute for Art and Olfaction with Lookout FM radio. Each episode tackles a new theme, exploring its connections with scent through interviews with perfumers, academics, artists, activists, and more. New episodes are aired and uploaded on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com or at artandolfaction.com.
It’s easy to idealize a place, when you’re just passing through. Having said that, Chile is a remarkable country, full of remarkable perfumers, making remarkable smells.
Perfume on the Radio is back after a long hiatus, and we are resurfacing with a field report about the indie perfume scene in the delightful South American country. It’s the indies, in the Andes!
With
Alejandro Soto Rodríguez (Segundo Secretario y Cónsul de Chile en San Salvador)
Claudia Escobar Reyes (perfume evaluator)
David Muggioli(President, Fundación Chilena del Perfume | Andes Aromas)
David Santiago (Perfumer, Santiago David Parfums)
Eduardo Alonzo(Jefe técnico y de integración regional CENPROMYPE/SICA)
Osvaldo Cruz(co-founder Cruz y Valencia)
Andrés Gonzales and Raúl Toval (Santiago Perfumes)
Host: Saskia Wilson-Brown (The Institute for Art and Olfaction)
This is the first episode in a 2-part series. The second episode will air in October, 2025.
Indulge in a bit of armchair travel as Perfume on the Radio visits Doha, in Qatar. This episode explores the culture and smells that a group of people encountered while on a trip to the country with the Qatar America Institute for Culture. There's incense, there's perfume, there's art, and, yes, there are cats.
In order of appearance: Fatima Al-Dosari (Qatar America Institute for Culture), Razwan Ul-Haq (Calligrapher), Micah Anderson (Oudimentary), Rubia Chaudri (Perfumer), Regina Mamou (Artist), and hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown
Episode thanks: Qatar America Institute for Culture, Jawad Khawaja (Oudimentary)
Credits: Muhammad Abdul-Salam, Qalbak Sakhar, courtesy of Qatar Digital Library; Sallām, Najāḥ: Yā Rīm Wādī Thaqīf, courtesy of Qatar Digital Library; Freska by KA, on Premiumbeat.com; A 1950s Romance by Jonathan Boyle on Premiumbeat.com; Qatar airlines - landing and announcements from inside aircraft.mp3 by evsecrets on freesound.com; DubaiDepartures.mp3, by acclivity on freesound.com; Emmitt James, music composition; Eau (Maxwell Williams), sound composition.
Perfume on the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction, a non-profit devoted to experimentation and access in the field of perfumery.
Have you ever met a person who had a strange and uncanny sort of magic about them? So it is with John Steele. LIfelong learner and seeker, John is also a purveyor of the strange and the rare, the oddball beauties that our world produces. We’re talking, here, about aromatics.
Perform on the Radio returns with a long overdue episode, which we’re calling The Quiet Magic of John Steele.
With: John Steele, Lifetree Aromatix
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown
Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction.
Credits: Jake Brady (editor), Emmitt James (music composition), Maxwell Williams (sound composition), Music: Paradise Lagoon (Premium Beat)
In this episode, we spend an hour with veteran perfumer, plain-speaking brainiac, warm-hearted and all around brilliant human, Christopher Brosius. Christopher joined us from Broolyn to answer our most pressing question: does he, in fact, hate perfume? Well... yes. But also, not at all.
With: Christopher Brosius (CB I Hate Perfume)
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown.
Episode premieres on Thu. September 22, 5pm PT on Lookout FM and at 6pm PT on a podcast provider near you.
Lookout FM can be heard on KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm.
CREDITS
BIRDSong_Sparrow chicks by newlocknew on Freesound.com; Neon Hearts by Immersive Music on PremiumBeat.com; Arabesque No. 1, Andantino con Moto, by Claude Debussy; 80s Synth Pop by Young Presidents on PremiumBeat.com; Perfume on the Radio Identity by the great Emmitt James; 1kHz by kwahmah_02 on Freesound.com; 2016-10-11-DR-05-Ocean Waves-EDITED.wav by kingsrow on Freesound.com; Beeble Bobble POTR ID by Eau (Maxwell Williams)
Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction.
The vroom-vroom of the engine, the honk-honk of the horn. Cars come with a lot of sounds. They also come with a lot of smells. In this episode, we lean into the gassy side of things and explore the aromatics of these beautiful, belching metal beasts.
With:
David Moltz (DS & Durga)
Daniel Krasofski (labDK)
Killian Wells (Xyrena)
Nick Kurczewski (Automotive Reporter)
Pia Long (Olfiction)
Pedro Nuñez and Micah Hahn (Highland Park Car Club)
Hosted by Saskia WIlson-Brown.
Episode premieres Thu. August 11, 5pm PT on Lookout FM (KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm ) and at 6pm PT on a podcast provider near you.
MUSIC + SOUND
Introduction by Emmitt James
Wabash Blues by Harpo Marks on PremiumBeat.com
Car Honking by MicktheMicGuy on Freesound.com
Caveman of Los Angeles, by Party Store Music on PremiumBeat
Positive Attitude, by Nesterouk on Premium Beat
Pretty Baby by Harpo Marks on PremiumBeat.com
Moonrise by Darian Zahedi
There is an anecdotal correlation between perfume-making and cat ownership. Perhaps it's the solitary nature of the work that lends itself to humanity's least co-dependent relationship. In this episode we explore the catty side of perfumery.
With:
Perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler sharing cat smells and cat accords
Cat expert Jackson Galaxy exploring how cats use smell to relate to the world
Art historian and museum professional Jessica Murphy sharing feline perfume advertising
Perfumer Laurie Stern discussing how her cats have impacted her practice
Designer Micah Hahn sharing anecdotal insights into the smell lives of two small house-cats, Egyptologist Robyn Price exploring the wonder of cats in Ancient Egypt.
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown.
Episode premiered on Thu. March 24, 5pm PT on Lookout FM (KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm ) and at 6pm PT on a podcast provider near you.
RESEARCHhttps://www.mimimatthews.com/2016/11/10/a-scientific-justification-for-spinsters-old-maids-and-cats-in-the-victorian-era/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/16/claws-pop-culture-crazy-cat-lady-lonely-sexless-eccentric-stereotype-millennial-ailurophileshttp://www.malleusmaleficarum.org/
MUSIC
Sneaky Samba, by Jack Pierce (PremiumBeat.com); The Lonely Road by Cool Cat Music (PremiumBeat.com); Ships in the Night (1950s Mix) by Cool Cat Music (PremiumBeat.com); Cumbia Caliente by Daniel Belardinelli (PremiumBeat.com); Good Morning Havana by Jonathan Boyle (PremiumBeat.com); 'Perfume on the Radio' theme song, by Emmitt James; 'Moonrise' by Darian Zahedi; Perfume on the Radio Interstitials by Maxwell Williams
Mmmm… Donuts. Mmmm… Limburger Cheese? In this episode we quote Camus and Hemingway and their Moveable Feasts to explore retronasal olfaction. Specifically, how smell enhances our favorite activity: feasting on delicious things, whenever and wherever we bloody well like.
With:
Maite Gomez-Rejón (ArtBites) sharing historical research into chocolate,
Jude Stewart (author) exploring truffles
LaVay Ullie (Ol Skool BBQ) exploring smoke, wood and BBQ
Betty Hallock (author) connecting food and smell through language
Miss Layla (Fum Fragrance) exploring the gourmand category
Sean Raspet (artist) discussing his work with flavoring.
Episode premieres on Thu. Feb. 24, 5pm PT on Lookout FM (KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm ) and at 6pm PT on a podcast provider near you.
SONGS:Bosnian Swing, by Igor (PremiumBeat.com); Restaurant Sound, inestadeu49 (freesound.org); Ethiopiques by Eshi Era (PremiumBeat.com); Lazy & Drunk by RimskyMusic (PremiumBeat.com); Araguaia Samba Brazil by Richard Canavan (PremiumBeat.com); 'Perfume on the Radio' theme song, by Emmitt James; 'Moonrise' by Darian Zahedi; Perfume on the Radio Interstitials by Maxwell Williams
It’s January and as we all recover from our New Year's Eve hangovers, we can't help but cast our thoughts towards just what, exactly, we imbibed. Do we even remember? In our first episode of season 2, Perfume on the Radio explores the aromatic liquids that vex and sustain us.
With:
Gina Zupsich (August Uncommon) covering the aromatics and geopolitics of tea
Maite Gomez-Rejón (Art Bites) exploring a historic drink from pre-conquest Mexico
Spyros Drosopoulos (Baruti) explaining the genesis and smells of gin
Chris Raba (Bolita) explaining the tastes of cocktails with a Cuban twist
Rachel Dean Binder (Pomare's Stolen Perfume) sharing her work with perfume and wine
Perfume in the Radio is a periodic radio show and podcast produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction for lookout.fm.
SONGS:Watering Place by Yanis S. Sousa, Licensed through Premium Beat, Blood Red Roses by Harpo Marks, Licensed through Premium Beat; Amo a Los Perros, by Harpo Marks, Licensed through Premium Beat; Lagrima Negra, by Soul Driver, Licensed through Premium Beat; 'Perfume on the Radio' theme song, by Emmitt James; 'Moonrise' by Darian Zahedi; Perfume on the Radio Interstitials by Maxwell Williams
This episode premieres on Thu. Jan. 20, 2022 at 5pm PT on Lookout FM (KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm )
This episode explores language and scent - more specifically, the potential relationship between the spoken word, the written word and smell in Arabic. We are joined by two people who deeply engage with the language. Oakland-based educator Dr. Gaye Walton-Price provides a brief primer on the Arabic language (and its various dialects). Dr. Walton-Price is followed by Bradford-based artist Razwan Ul-Haq, sharing his work and exploring how scent interfaces with meaning through calligraphy.
Perfume in the Radio is a periodic radio show and podcast produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction for lookout.fm.
SONGS:‘The Simple Things in life’ and Paradise Lagoon licensed through PremiumBeats; 'Perfume on the Radio' theme song, by Emmitt James; 'Moonrise' by Darian Zahedi; Perfume on the Radio Interstitials by Maxwell Williams
This episode premiered on Thu. Nov. 25, 5pm PT on Lookout FM (KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm )
The pleasures of the chase. The joy of the discovering. Humans LOVE a challenge - especially one with a treasure at the end of it. Good news for perfume lovers: aromatic materials can be the most challenging and enticing treasures of all. For episode 16 of Perfume on the Radio we are joined by experts in the chasing, and the uncovering, of magical botanicals, aromatics, and landscapes.
Chris Kemp (writer, 'Floating Gold', among others) talks about ambergris, what it is, how people find it. Mason Hainey (Mizu) talks about orris root, how it's processed and what it brings to perfumery. Carlos Morera and Nina Mross (Cactus Store) talk about two very VERY sought after plants, and the impact of human desire on the environment. Matthew Teutimez (Environmental Director Kizh Nation / Gabrieleno) talks about the relationship to the land, and botany, from the Kizh Nation perspective.
Premiered Nov. 4, 2021, 5pm PT on Lookout FM
Songs by Emmitt James
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown
Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction for lookout.fm. Our theme music was composed by Emmitt James, Maxwell Williams and Darian Zahedi.
SONGS:
Back in 80s, by Denis, Licensed through premiumbeat.com; Street sounds in Montmartre, Paris, France by Mxsmanic on freesound.org; 55 by Beatrice Dillon on openmusicarchive.org / (cc) by-sa 4.0; tvilgiat sounds-from-the-atlantic-rainforest (CC0) Courtesy of Freesound.org; Northsea.wav, by inchadney on freesound.org
And!
'Perfume on the Radio' theme song, by Emmitt James'Moonrise', by Darian Zahedi Interstital Music, by Maxwell Williams
In episode 15 of Perfume on the Radio we explore some great unknowns. Three artists and one poet join us to discuss their work with places that we'll never truly know: outer space, the deep ocean, the human mind.
GUESTS
Audra Wolowiec - website
Helga Griffiths - website
Carrie Paterson - website
Poems by Donna Lipowitz - website
Songs by Emmitt James - website
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown
Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction for lookout.fm. Our theme music was composed by Emmitt James, Maxwell Williams and Darian Zahedi.
SONGS:
Discovery - STS-26 Liftoff
Courtesy of NASA, public domain
Discovery STS-131: Sound of Launch
Courtesy of NASA, public domain
First Audio Recording of Sounds on Mars (Feb. 2021)
Courtesy of NASA, public domain
Gystav Holst I. Mars, the Bringer of War Performed by USAF Heritage of America Band
Courtesy of Musopen.org
Gystav Holst II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace Performed by USAF Heritage of America Band
Courtesy of Musopen.org
tvilgiat sounds-from-the-atlantic-rainforest (CC0)
Courtesy of Freesound.org
And!
'Perfume on the Radio' theme song
by Emmitt James
'Moonrise'
by Darian Zahedi
Other music
by Maxwell Williams
In this episode, guest host Minetta Rogers creates a meditation on scent and the postal system: from scratch and sniff stamps to shipping mishaps, mailed expressions of longing and nostalgia, delivery failures and post office robberies, all the frustrations and endeavors of getting a letter from point A to point B.
GUESTS
Jas Brooks (Academic)
Regina Mamou and Lara Salmon from Research for the Bermuda Triangle (Artists)
Emmitt James (Musician)
Donna Lipowitz (Perfumer)
Hosted by Minetta Rogers (the Institute for Art and Olfaction)
CREDITS
Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction for lookout.fm. Our theme music was composed by Maxwell Williams and Darian Zahedi.
SONGS
'Smell Good Mail'by Emmitt James
'Morse Code Mail' by Emmitt James
Both songs commissioned for this episode.
'Moonrise' by Darian Zahedi
Perfume on the Radio theme music by Maxwell Williams
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science” said Einstein. And this week we ask ourselves: what lies on the fringes of human awareness? What do we miss when we focus only on the obvious? This week’s episode explores practices, stories and experiences that lie in the outer limits of human perception, from trance states to witchcraft, from hauntings to abductions to sensorial trickery.
With:
Jeanette Andrews, Magician
Dr. JW Dotson, Uncanny Scents
Brooklyn Goddess Kay, The Goddess Way by BGK
Dr. David Shorter, Academic
Richard Carradine, Writer, founder of Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles
Host: Saskia WIlson-Brown
CREDITSPerfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction for lookout.fm. Our theme music was composed by Maxwell Williams and Darian Zahedi.
Songs featured: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op. 46 - IV. In the Hall Of The Mountain King, Edvard Grieg (Musopen.com); Evil Minded Blues, Virginia Liston (http://www.openmusicarchive.org); Mysterious Lights, Bryan Teoh (https://freepd.com); Satin Danger, Kevin MacLeod (freepd.com); Arpent, Kevin MacLeod, (freepd.com)
In episode 12 of Perfume on the Radio, perfumer, writer and artist John Biebel joins us as guest host. Much creative dialog focuses on the cross section of senses, or where sensibilities meet, inform, and guide each other. Such is the case when sound interacts with smell. Join us as John takes us through his evolving relationship with sound and how it relates to the generative process of making perfumes.
Host: John Biebel (januaryscentproject.com)
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
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CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams, with additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
All of the incidental sounds and more "modern" sounding compositions composed/recorded by John Biebel for Ichigatsu.
Songs and radio excerpts used under Fair Use policy.
The sun and the moon, the rain and ocean, the rose and the jasmine: these are just some examples of the phenomenal bounty that nature provides. In this episode we explore what our planet offers us, and how we can respectfully make use of it in perfumery.
GUESTS
Simon Constantine (ånd Fragrance)
Mandy Aftel (Aftelier Perfumes, the Aftel Archive for Curious Scents)
With contributions from members of the Perfume Lover's Writing Club
Donna Lipowitz (Lipowitz Smells)
Virginia Riley (perfumer)
Sara Rashkin (writer)
Host: Saskia Wilson-Brown
ABOUT
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger and Darian Zahedi.
Music list:
Moonrise by Darian Zahedi
Mazurka in b Flat Major, by Frederic Chopin (musopen.org)
Arabesque No. 1. Andantino con moto, by Claude Debussy (musopen.org )
Symphony No.3 in D major - IV. Scherzo, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (musopen.org)
Sounds From the Atlantic Rainforest by Tvilgiat (freesound.com))
Independent Perfumer and smell enthusiast Heather Cvar joins us as a guest host on this week's episode. Sniffing out of the inner working/ biological side of how we use olfaction for things other than just perfume; from a lover’s underarm, to bees using smell harmony in their busy hives and dogs trained to find human remains.
GUESTS
Tega Brain (artist, tegabrain.com)
Cat Warren (writer, dog trainer, catwarren.com)
Josh Markvan (beekeeper)
Hosted by Heather Cvar (Cvaria Perfume)
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger and Darian Zahedi.
Song/Sound list:
Soft Neighborhood Sounds, by Chris Schum (Freesound.org)
Arabesque No. 1, by Claude Debussy
Moonrise, by Darian Zahedi
Patrick, by Darian Zahedi
How do music and scent interrelate? In this episode, we team up with Dana El Masri (On the Nose podcast) to explore facets of musical thinking and the synesthetic connections between smelling and hearing.
GUESTS
Dana el Masri (Jazmin Saraï)
Peter De Cupere (artist)
Yo-Yo Fearless (rap icon)
Heather d'Angelo (Carta Fragrances)
Chavalia Mwamba (Pink MahogHany Fragrances)
Kaya Sorhaindo (Folie A Plusieurs)
Hosted by Dana el Masri (On the Nose Podcast) and Saskia Wilson-Brown (The Institute for Art and Olfaction)
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
Music list:Soft Neighborhood Sounds, by Chris Schum (freesound.org)
Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15, by Robert Schumman (musopen.org)
B-Sides, by Karen Dwyer (openmusicarchive.org / (cc) by-sa 4.0)
The Wagoners Lad, by Karen Dwyer (openmusicarchive.org / (cc) by-sa 4.0)
This episode explores concepts of masculinity in scent. And by masculinity, we mean all facets of the gender identification.
GUESTS
Joshua Smith (Libertine)
Miles Regis (Artist)
Tom Blunt (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab)
Billie Stimpson (Pink Manor Decant Club)
Ömer İpekçi (Pekji Perfumes)
Alia Raza (Régime des Fleurs)
Chavalia Mwamba (Pink MahogHany Fragrances)
Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown (The Institute for Art and Olfaction)
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
Music list:Valses nobles et sentimentales, by Maurice Ravel (thanks to musopen.org)
Miroirs - I. Noctuelles, by Maurice Ravel (thanks to musopen.org)
Waiting For A Train, by Jimmy Rodgers (openmusicarchive.org / Public Domain)
55, by Beatrice Dillon (openmusicarchive.org / (cc) by-sa 4.0)
The Wagoners Lad, by Karen Gwyer (openmusicarchive.org / (cc) by-sa 4.0)
The Brilliant and the Dark, by Karen Gwyer (openmusicarchive.org / (cc) by-sa 4.0)
In this episode of Perfume on the Radio, we give ourselves license to imagine the most fearsome, entrancing, magical and aromatic beings. Join us to learn all about some fantastical beasts, and meet the people who smell them.
GUESTS
Antonio Gardoni (Bogue Profumo)
Bayyana Davis (IFF)
Dr. J.W. Dotson (Uncanny Scents)
Lakenda Wallace (Modern Peasant Beauty)
Spyros Drosopoulos (Baruti)
Boris Raux (artist)
Jessica Murphy (Perfume Professor)
Hosted by Saskia WIlson-Brown (The Institute for Art and Olfaction)
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ABOUT
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
Nordur, by Alexander Nakarada (https://freepd.com/world.php)
Gavotte, by Jean-Baptiste Lully (https://musopen.org/music/7490-gavotte/)
Le Carnaval des Animaux, Aquarium, by Camille Saint-Saëns, Performed by Markus Staab (https://musopen.org/music/1454-the-carnival-of-the-animals/)
Le Carnaval des Animaux, Fossils, by Camille Saint-Saëns, Performed by Seattle Youth Orchestra (https://musopen.org/music/1454-the-carnival-of-the-animals/)
Blood Eagle, by Alexander Nakarada (courtesy of freepd.com)
Eerie Ambience, by Bradovic (https://freesound.org/people/Bradovic/sounds/171992/)
Falling Leaves in Autumn Forest, by Mjeno (https://freesound.org/people/Mjeno/sounds/405139/)
Going on a forest road gravel and grass, by straget (https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/411206/)
Chicken Single Alarm Call, by Rudmer_Rotteveel (https://freesound.org/people/Rudmer_Rotteveel/sounds/316920/)
Cackle, by RavenBlueFeather (https://freesound.org/people/RavenBlueFeather/sounds/385854/)
In episode 6 of Perfume on the Radio, we welcome iconic perfume pioneer Sissel Tolaas for a deep dive into her practice.
With
Sissel Tolaas (artist)
Saskia Wilson-Brown (host)
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (thanks to MusOpen)
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, on Two Thematic Ideas and on a Figured Bass by Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto (thanks to MusOpen)
Blood Eagle, by Alexander Nakarada (hanks to Free Public Domain Music: https://freepd.com/world.php)
We explore the aromatics (and perceptions) of naughty behavior in an episode that would well have the vice squad scrabbling for their notebooks.
Guests:
Donna Lipowitz (Lipowitz Smells)
James McHugh (USC)
Persephenie (Persephenie Botanical Perfume)
Avery Gilbert (Headspace Sensory)
Chris Gordon (Maison Anonyme)
Etienne de Swardt (Etat Libre d'Orange)
Lakenda Wallace (Modern Peasant Beauty)
Christophe Laudamiel (DreamAir)
Elizabeth Powell ('Atomizer')
Host: Saskia Wilson-Brown
ABOUT
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Additional music composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
SONGS:
La Mer: Jeux de Vagues, by Claude Debussy, performed by US Air Force Band (Public Domain, Musopen.com);
Jesus Joy of Man’s Desiring, by J.S. Bach, performed by Michel Rondeau (Public Domain, Musopen.com);
Dill Pickles, by The Heftone Banjo Orchestra (CC BY-SA 4.0);
Lucky Moon, by Albert Henry (Public Domain)
Drunkard's Special, by Coley Jones (Public Domain, Open Music Archive);
Oui, Oui, Marie, by Arthur Fields (public domain);
In a Persian Market, by Albert William Ketèlbey, performed by Markus Staab (CC BY 3.0, MusOpen.com);
In the second part of a two part series about scent and class, Artist Anicka Yi, academics Hsuan L. Hsu and Nuri McBride, and entrepreneur Mary Richardson-Lowry join us to discuss our aromatic bodies, our aromatic environment, and how scent plays into the concept of “the other”.
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
With: Anicka Yi (artist), Hsuan L Hsu (UC Davis), Mary Richardson-Lowry (Identity Narrative), Nuri McBride (Death and Scent)
Host: Saskia Wilson-Brown
- EPISODE CREDITS
Perfume on the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Special thanks to Cameron at Lookout.fm, Ale at dublab and Minetta Rogers at IAO. Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams. Interstitial Music by composed by Stephen Rimlinger.
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns, The Carnival of the Animals - V. The Elephant (Courtesy of MusOpen); Johannes Sebastian Bach, Prelude from Cello suite no. 1, Performed by Sung Oribe (courtesy of MusOpen); Frederic Chopin, Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2 (Courtesy of MusOpen); Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky , The Nutcracker Suite, Act I, No.5. (Courtesy of MusOpen)
Guest host Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums leads an aromatic excursion into the techno scene, with Oval, DJ Python, Isabel Lewis and Maria Golovina from Holynose Parfums.
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
With:
Markus Popp aka Oval (musician)
DJ Python (musician)
Isabel Lewis (artist)
Maria Golovina (Holynose Parfums)
Guest Host: Maxwell Williams
- EPISODE CREDITS
This episode was edited and hosted by Maxwell Williams (UFO Parfums). Perfume on the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Special thanks to Cameron at Lookout.fm, Ale at dublab and Minetta Rogers at IAO.
Songs: Eau - R1R2C=NR' (R' ≠ H); Isabel Lewis - Odette Song (from School of Swans (SoS) Songs EP); DJ Python - Pia (from Mas Amable); DJ Python - Descanse (from Mas Amable)
DJ Python - mmmm (from Mas Amable); Oval - Pushhh (from Scis); Oval - Cr (from unreleased perfume album); Oval - Twirror (from Scis); Oval - Eksploio (from Eksploio EP);
Oval - Improg (from Scis); Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams.
So you want to live like the common people? In the first part of a two part series about scent and class, we explore social structures through perfumery.
Host Saskia Wilson-Brown is joined by fashion designer Jake Treddenick, perfume historian and museum professional Jessica Murphy (Perfume Professor), fragrance reviewer Miya Porubcan (Fab Smells by Miya), academic Nuri McBride (Death and Scent), PhD candidate Robyn Price (UCLA Cotson Institute), and perfumer/artist Sarah Baker (Sarah Baker Perfumes).
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
EPISODE CREDITS
Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Special thanks to Cameron at Lookout.fm, Ale at dublab and Minetta Rogers at IAO.
Songs: Eric Satie, Gymnopédies, Courtesy of MusOpen; Edvard Grieg, 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17, Courtesy of MusOpen; Tomaso Albinoni, The Concertos a cinque, Op. 7 , Orchestra Gli Armonici, Courtesy of MusOpen; Marc Ogeret, Ça Ira, Courtesy of Library of Congress, Fair Use; Johann Pachelbel, Canon and Gigue in D Major, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Courtesy MusOpen; Frederic Chopin, Etudes, Op. 10, Courtesy of MusOpen; Girbiat Medieval Dance Tunes Sequence, Paul Arden-Taylor, Elizabeth Wright & Malcolm Peake, Courtesy of MusOpen; Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams.
Sound Effects: LS_34265_HK_StanleyVillageStreet.wav, by Kevin Luce at Freesound.org; Desert Simple.wav, by Proxima4 at Freesound.org; LS_34133_SA_JeddahAirport.mp3 by Kevin Luce at Freesound.org; Crowd/Mob/Riot Noise (Voices Only) - 14 people, 2 minutes HENRY VI, by FillMat at Freesound.org; terrasse-de-cafe.wav by FlorenceArt at Freesound.org
Ahhh... the sweet smell of home. Our inaugural episode explores how location relates to scent as host Saskia Wilson-Brown speaks to several perfumers and artists that work with real or imagined geographies in their practice. First, perfumers Spyros Drosopoulos (Baruti Perfumes), Dana El Masri (Jazmin Saraï) and Frank Bloem (The Snifferoo) talk about scent in relation to culture and location. Dr. Kate McLean then joins us to discuss her pioneering work mapping smells in cities, followed by perfumers Terees Western (FragranTed) and Ashley Eden Kessler (Studio Sentir) talking about how smell relates to their experience of the city. We’ll close out the program with some field reports: Donna Lipowitz (Lipowitz Smells) will share a poem about jasmine, and Refugio Jimenez (Arcane Chemistry)discusses a smell memory of his childhood in Arizona.
Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and think about what you smell. It's placemaking, at its most aromatic.
Airing on Los Angeles' Lookout FM on the second and fourth Thursday of every month and as a podcast thereafter, Perfume on the Radio is a radio show about scent culture, perfumery and olfactory art produced by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Learn more at perfumeontheradio.com
- EPISODE CREDITS:Perfume in the Radio is produced by The Institute for Art and Olfaction. Special thanks to Cameron at Lookout.fm, Ale at dublab and Minetta Rogers at IAO.
Music: Sz. 56 - II. Braul. Allegro (For Recorders - Papalin), Romanian Folk Dances, by Béla Bartók - Public domain: Courtesy of musopen.org; The Nutcracker Suite - Act I, No. 6, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Public domain: Courtesy of musopen.org; Enta Oumry, by Umm Kulthum - Used in compliance with Fair Use; Le Beirut, by Fairuz - Used in compliance with Fair Use; The Nutcracker Suite - Act II, No.12, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Public domain: Courtesy of musopen.org; Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3, by Frédéric Chopin - Public domain: Courtesy of musopen.org; Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op. 46, by Edvard Grieg - Public domain: Courtesy of musopen.org; Perfume on the Radio title song composed by Maxwell Williams.
Sound Effects: Location noise by apolloaiello, Pt 1 Birds Singing along the road.wav by silver887, Ice Cream Truck by d78productions, CoffePotSequenceMrCoffeeMakerDec2012.wav by kvgarlic, Lightrain.mp3 by babuababua
Cat Meow (short) by skymary, crackling and popping night time fire.wav by natemarler
Costa Rica Rainforest by RTB45, Tree Rustle 1.aif by le_abbaye_Noirlac, Wind and Rain in Iceland_48Khz_Ms by bashrambali